What are your true thoughts re this violent incident?

Apparently it's different because women can't throw as hard as men, even though you can still kill someone with an object lightly thrown to the head, if it hits in a certain place.

But you know....men/Mumsnet etc.

Why does it matter whether she split his lip with 'skin to skin' contact or throwing a photo frame?

It's still a violent and dangerous act and he's still got a split lip 😳

Lets hope she never has kids in the future who make her angry, or an elderly relative.

Violence is not an acceptable response to cheating. Ever. Assault is a crime unless it's in self defence (which it clearly isn't here).

Would it be okay for a man to throw objects at his girlfriend if she cheated? No.

I remember my mum finding out my dad was leaving her for another woman, after having (what she thought was) a very happy marriage for 25 years. She was in bits and I can recall her pulling off her slippers one by one to throw at him before telling him to pack his bags and leave. Violence is never the answer but I don't blame my mum, I'd never seen emotional pain quite like it.

Whilst I don't think violence and throwing things is acceptable, in reality I think someone reacting in a moment of high emotional stress like this is less culpable than prolonged, repeated domestic violence. But no, it's not acceptable.

And if your daughter cheated on her partner you would support him assaulting her too?

Heat of the moment and imo totally different to a scenario where she assaulted him skin to skin contact. Yes, I know violence isn't acceptable but sometimes life gets in the way of things.

If she can’t express her anger without throwing things, she’s a fucking danger and I’ve got zero sympathy for her.

She can't control her anger, and what she did is totally out of order.
He can't control his dick and what he did is totally out of order.
Both are totally ill suited. Neither should ever be a parent because clearly neither can behave like adults and communicate with each other, which doesn't bode well for future relationships.

If ifs and buts were crisps and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas 🙄

The point is, this woman threw a photo frame at someone out of temper and split their lip.

That is WRONG all day long, no matter what sort of knots you want to tie yourself up in.

"If you would just behave I wouldn't have to hurt you"

It is though, or some of the replies have been. We all know men are stronger and more prone to violence. It doesn't mean women should follow suit. It's still unacceptable.

perfectly articulated.

Photo frame is really bad.

Paperback book, for example, which could never cause serious injury but could cause a split lip with an unlucky hit, would be very wrong but more forgivable. Photo frame with sharp corners and glass in it implies intent to wound.

No I haven't, because I'm not a child having a tantrum.

I feel for the woman. She just found out some life changing information and has lashed out without thinking about her actions or consequences. Violence is never the answer though.

However, if the man hadn't cheated he wouldn't have a split lip 🤷

What he did was a lot worse.

Though it depends what she threw... A feather? A knife?

Everyone can answer "it's assault" "violence is worse" blah blah blah but I bet more than half of them have thrown something in anger (though probably had worse aim).

You could say the same then if a bloke finds out his wife is cheating and punches her.

If you’re happy for your children to be the victims of violence (and presumably in the same situation you’re happy for them to be the perpetrators of violence) then you do you.

i seriously doubt you’d be remotely as calm as you think if you ended up with an injured adult child on your hands.

@DanielGault and @TheresaCrowd both are unacceptable.

A man is significantly more likely to kill someone when they throw something than a woman. It's equally bad behaviour but the results are worse for a bloke.

I don't think many women have unintentionally killed anyone with an unlucky single punch. Men sadly have.
Throwing stuff is the same. Why else separate sexes in sport? Men throw helluvalot harder than women.

Both are completely unacceptable.

None of that is violence apologism

She threw something with glass in it at someone’s face. She deserves to be prosecuted.

Throwing an object is not acceptable but can be understood as an impulsive reaction.
The affair is not acceptable. It's deception, dishonest and calculated.

Picture frame

What was thrown?

Was it intended to cause injury or was it unlucky?

It may have been a knee jerk reaction but it's still wrong.